tetrasyllable

[ te-truh-sil-uh-buhl, te-truh-sil- ]

noun

a word or line of verse of four syllables.

Origin of tetrasyllable

First recorded in 1580–90; tetra- + syllable

Other words from tetrasyllable

tet·ra·syl·lab·ic [te-truh-si-lab-ik], /ˌtɛ trə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, tet·ra·syl·lab·i·cal, adjective

Words Nearby tetrasyllable

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How to use tetrasyllable in a sentence

tetrasyllable, tet′ra-sil-a-bl, n. a word of four syllables.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran | Anonymous
tetrasyllable Verse: A verse of four syllables must have an accent on the third syllable.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

British Dictionary definitions for tetrasyllable

tetrasyllable

/ (ˌtɛtrəˈsɪləbəl) /

noun

a word of four syllables

Derived forms of tetrasyllable

tetrasyllabic (ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk) or tetrasyllabical, adjective

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